The White Balance eyedropper in Camera Raw, or really just about any other RAW…converter software, is a great way to fix white balance: single-click and bang,…your colors all fall into place.…The problem with working in low light is it's often very difficult to tell what…in the image was originally gray or white.…In other words, what is a good target to be sampling off of for your white balance?…Also, because you are working in low light, you probably got your ISO up. If you…are working with a camera that's very noisy, even though you might see a patch…on the screen that you know is supposed to be gray, the pixel you click on might…actually be a green or purple color.…

So it can just be a little bit difficult to work with that White Balance dropper…when you're shooting in low light.…If you are very picky about white balance, if you want to be sure that you can…come home and very easily correct your white balance consider carrying a white…balance card with you.…That's what I did here.…I shot this image. I was just walking around the street. It was raining and I…

Resume Transcript Auto-Scroll

Author

Released

3/29/2012

Join photographer and teacher Ben Long as he describes the tools, creative options, and special considerations involved in shooting with a DSLR camera at night or in low-light conditions, such as sunset or candlelight. The course addresses exposure decisions such as choice of aperture and shutter speed and how they impact depth of field and the camera's ability to freeze motion.

Ben also shows how to obtain accurate color balance in tungsten and fluorescent lighting situations, and how to postprocess the images in Photoshop to remove noise caused by higher ISO settings. He also demonstrates accessories that can greatly expand your low-light photography options.